Current Events > I don't get how people can tolerate this heat

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I've always been a winter person. winter keeps me active and everything just looks more beautiful covered in snow. there's nothing greater than dressing up and feeling cozy and comfy in your sweater

right now I'm literally suffering and I can't do my work properly because this heat is making me feel weak to the bone. I hate it

I dont even like indoor/outdoor temperatures above 70F

Summer is hell
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no one likes these extreme temperatures. summer used to be great.. back in like 1995 lol
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I would much rather deal with this than the fucking cold.
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It's worse in the south, the humidity makes heat 100x worse. I'd rather be in a dry heat desert than somewhere like Florida.
It's immediate swamp ass when you step outside for half a second.
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I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've worked in construction for a few years and 130+ degree attics are common in the summer.
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Dash_Harber posted...

I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've endured temperatures of -20 celcius. I didn't find it too bad; after a certain degree under zero, you hardly feel the difference. I'd rather feel numbness because of the cold than complete exhaustion because of the heat.

Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've endured temperatures of -20 celcius. I didn't find it too bad; after a certain degree under zero, you hardly feel the difference. I'd rather feel numbness because of the cold than complete exhaustion because of the heat.

-20 is nothing, though. As I said, it routinely gets -40*C, which is twice as cold, and trust me, you can feel the difference.

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Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've endured temperatures of -20 celcius. I didn't find it too bad; after a certain degree under zero, you hardly feel the difference. I'd rather feel numbness because of the cold than complete exhaustion because of the heat.

-20 is nothing, though. As I said, it routinely gets -40*C, which is twice as cold, and trust me, you can feel the difference.

personally if I had to compare 40+ degrees with -40 degrees, at least at -40 I'm not collapsing down on the floor suffering from an apparent heat stroke. at least at -25, you might feel some stinging sensation, but that's way more manageable than 40+

Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've endured temperatures of -20 celcius. I didn't find it too bad; after a certain degree under zero, you hardly feel the difference. I'd rather feel numbness because of the cold than complete exhaustion because of the heat.

-20 is nothing, though. As I said, it routinely gets -40*C, which is twice as cold, and trust me, you can feel the difference.

personally if I had to compare 40+ degrees with -40 degrees, at least at -40 I'm not collapsing down on the floor suffering from an apparent heat stroke. at least at -25, you might feel some stinging sensation, but that's way more manageable than 40+

No, you just get frostbite on any exposed skin and can't breathe without it burning. I mean, if the logic is applied the other way, it sounds just as ridiculous, "It was 20*C out here today, and that was fine, so I'm sure 40*C wouldn't be bad".

Dash_Harber posted...

Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've endured temperatures of -20 celcius. I didn't find it too bad; after a certain degree under zero, you hardly feel the difference. I'd rather feel numbness because of the cold than complete exhaustion because of the heat.

-20 is nothing, though. As I said, it routinely gets -40*C, which is twice as cold, and trust me, you can feel the difference.

personally if I had to compare 40+ degrees with -40 degrees, at least at -40 I'm not collapsing down on the floor suffering from an apparent heat stroke. at least at -25, you might feel some stinging sensation, but that's way more manageable than 40+

No, you just get frostbite on any exposed skin and can't breathe without it burning. I mean, if the logic is applied the other way, it sounds just as ridiculous, "It was 20*C out here today, and that was fine, so I'm sure 40*C wouldn't be bad".

true, I don't know what it feels like to be in +40 or -40. at most I've experienced +35 and -25. I would still stick with my word and say I'd rather have -25 than +25 (-20 happens on the regular in the colder seasons around here)

Kurumiee posted...

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Kurumiee posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I grew up on the Canadian prairies, where it's a frigid -40*C in the winter (generally for four-five months) and incredibly hot and dry in the summer (something like +30*C and up). Honestly, both extremes suck. That's why I love living on the coast now.

I've endured temperatures of -20 celcius. I didn't find it too bad; after a certain degree under zero, you hardly feel the difference. I'd rather feel numbness because of the cold than complete exhaustion because of the heat.

-20 is nothing, though. As I said, it routinely gets -40*C, which is twice as cold, and trust me, you can feel the difference.

personally if I had to compare 40+ degrees with -40 degrees, at least at -40 I'm not collapsing down on the floor suffering from an apparent heat stroke. at least at -25, you might feel some stinging sensation, but that's way more manageable than 40+

No, you just get frostbite on any exposed skin and can't breathe without it burning. I mean, if the logic is applied the other way, it sounds just as ridiculous, "It was 20*C out here today, and that was fine, so I'm sure 40*C wouldn't be bad".

true, I don't know what it feels like to be in +40 or -40. at most I've experienced +35 and -25. I would still stick with my word and say I'd rather have -25 than +25 (-20 happens on the regular in the colder seasons around here)

Yeah, that makes sense. Take it from me, they both suck. That's why it's best to live somewhere nice and inbetween.

heat is awful and cold is awful